tai chi / general info
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a martial art that has its roots in China.
In now days is widely known as an alternative way of exercise that offers health, relaxation and mental clarity.
T’ai Chi means something so great that it is impossible to describe. It is a double superlative that many translate as the Great Ultimate. Ch’uan means fist, therefore martial art, but also denotes sacred gesture. T’ai Chi Ch’uan the Great Ultimate martial art, or the sacred gesture of the Great Ultimate.
tai chi / the philosophy
Tao means the Way and refers to the immanent principle that lies....
The original meaning of the character for Yin was....
Another notion that is inseparable from any discussion about T’ai Chi is....
The sage dwells in affairs of non action....
tai chi / the history
It is impossible to determine precisely the historical facts surrounding the origins of the art of Tai chi. In itself this should not be surprising. Systems of exercise, physical disciplines dances and martial arts through out the world did not just spring up overnight, out of nowhere. They emerged from something that came before.
Samadhi, a Sanskrit word that describes the undifferentited nature of mind, the place of return where the myriad things become reunited.
